zThe Arizona GymCats have some talented upperclassmen. Juniors Malia Hargrove and Sirena Linton were both critical to ensuring that the team qualified for NCAA Regionals. But a pair of freshmen give the GymCats the kind of impressive newcomers that they haven’t had since Jim Gault and Bill Ryden led the program. It’s something that Arizona head coach John Court is excited about not just because of what they do for this year’s team, but also because of how it sets the program up for future success.
In 1996, Heidi Hornbeek, Kristin McDermott, and Maureen Kealey were All-Americans as Arizona freshmen.